Maharashtra: Metro installing solar panels atop stations at fast pace

Nagpur: MahaMetro, which aims to meet 65 per cent of its energy requirement from solar, is installing panels atop its stations at a fast pace. Its aim is to install total 14MW and so far 1MW has been installed and work is going on another 1.5MW.

A Metro spokesperson said that solar energy was a win-win situation for the agency. “A private operator installs the panels through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a central government undertaking. We don’t spend a penny on it. We just provide the space in our stations. The operator sells power to us when the panels are installed. We get electricity at less than half of MSEDCL’s power tariff,” he added.